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H. 1-". BOLTON. CLOTHES DRIER. No. 373,004. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

WITNESSES N. PETERS Pholai'rlhogmphnr, Walhinglnm u. u. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY F. BOLTON, OF DOW CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NED R.WILDER, OF SAME PLACE.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 373,004, datedNovember 8, 1887. Application filed March 31, 1887. Serial No. 233,171.(Modeh) To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. BOLTON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Dow City, in the county of Crawford and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Driers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in that class ofclothes-driers which are adapted to be secured to a wall or othersupport in a room, the arms of which may be folded, when not in use, soas to occupy anearly vertical position, thereby taking up but littleroom; and my invention consists in the construction, and combination ofthe parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specificallypointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l isa front view of aclothes-drier constructed in accordance with myimprovement, showing the arms elevated. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview showing the arms in a horizontal position. Fig. 3 is a transversesection taken through the line x m of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view.

A refers to asemicircular board, which constitutes the base of theclothes-drier, and to the under side is secured an angle-plate, a,having perforations, through one of which the connecting-rod passes, theother perforation being to provide a means for attaching the same toawall of an apartment. Above the base-board A is suitably attached, orit may be formed integral therewith, a smaller semicircular board, A, towhich the lower ends of the vertical guide-bars B pass.

0 refers to the upper portion of the frame of the clothes-drier,.to theouter under edge of which are attached blocks C, which are wedgeshapedand set at a little distance apart to leaveparallel-sidedspacesbetweenthem. The outer edge of the board 0 is provided with slots registeringwith the spaces between the blocks 0, said slots and spaces being of awidth to admit of the free movement of the drierarmsF within them. Tothe under side of the portion 0 is attached a semicircular plate orboard, 0, to which the upper ends of the connecting-bars B are secured.

The top and bottom portions of the frame of theclothes-drier areconnected to each other by a central bolt, D, the upper end of whichserves to hold in place an angle-plate, 0, located above the boards 0,said bar passing from said angle-plate to the angle-plate a and throughthe parts, as shown, so that they may be readily and securely clampedtogether by tightening the nut on the lower end of the aforesaid bar.The under portions of the blocks 0 have secured thereto eyebolts orstaples 6, through which pass a bent rod, E, which rod forms a bearingfor the arms when placed in a horizontal position, said arms alsobearing at their inner ends against the board 0''. The arms (indicatedby F, and hereinbefore referred to,) are merely flat strips of suitablematerial, and they are provided at one end with transverse pins f, whichengage with the vertical recesses b, which are formed in the bars B. Thearms are also provided at their outer edges, near their lower ends, withprojecting pins orknobs g, which may be grasped by the hand to raise orlower the arm. The lower ends of the bars B are cut away rearwardly fromrecess 1), as shown at b, said cut-away portion being preferably nearthe base thereof, and this construction, in connection with the rod E,provides a means for inserting and removing the arms F. Whenitis desiredtoinsert said arms, the front ends of the arms F are inserted betweenthe vertical bars 13 from the rear in'a horizontal position, and when insuch position the transverse pins f thereon can be passed forwardthrough the cut-away part 1) into the vertical recess b. Should one ofthe arms become broken in use, it can be removed simply by sliding thecurved rod E through the eyebolts, so as to permit the arm to fall to ahorizontal position, when it can be removed by sliding the same outthrough the open back of the frame.

When the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 1 in the drawings, to bringthe arms to a ICO horizontal position it is only necessary to grasp theknobs and elevate said bars, when they will assume a horizontalposition, as shown in Fig. 2.

5 I claim 1. In a elothesdrier, the semicircular top and bottom plateshaving grooved bars B between the same, arms I,with projecting pins,which are adapted to engage with the grooves IO in the bars, and asemicircular rod, E, adapted to form abearing for the arms F, whenplaced inahorizontalposition,substantially as shown, and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a clothes-drier constructed substan- 15 tially as described, thetop and bottom plates, the guide-bars B, provided with longitudinalrecesses, and near one end with horizontal cutaway portionsb, incombination with the movable arms F, having pins f, and removable rod E,substantially as shown, and for the pur- 2o pose set forth.

3. In a clothes-drier, a top plate provided with a series of radiatingslots, wedge-shaped blocks 0, attached thereto between the slots andeyebolts located under said blocks, slotted 2 5 bars B, suitably securedto the under side of said top plate and to a semicircular base-plate,

a bar, D, extending through the top and baseplate, arms F, provided withtransverse pivot pins, and a removable rod, E, supported by 30 theeyebolts, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HEDRY F. BOLTON.

Witnesses:

NED XVILDER, XV. B. Evan's.

